Department of Comparative Literature

Zen in the Ice Rift: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

FILM SCREENING

Date: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Venue: CYPP2, LG1 Chong Yuet Ming Building, Main Campus, HKU

PANEL DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR MARGHERITA FERRI, AND LEAD ACTRESS ELEONORA CONTI

Date: Wednesday 6 November 2019
Time: 10:30-12:20 PM
Venue: Main Building 201, Main Campus, HKU

About the Film:

When Vanessa – the beautiful and bewildered girlfriend of the team captain – runs away from home and hides in Maia’s family lodge, Maia, called ZEN, a rowdy yet solitary 16-year-old tomboy, feels free to trust someone for the first time. Led by the need to break away from the roles that the small community has forced them to play, Maia and Vanessa embark on a journey of self-discovery: an exploration of their gender identity and sexuality, liquid and restless like the troubled time of youth.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U2A5ZmgzhM

All are welcome. For enquiries, please contact Christine Vicera at viceracn@hku.hk

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures, the Committee on Gender Equality and Diversity, the Women’s Studies Research Centre, European Studies, the Italian Cultural Institute.